Winter Weather Alerts in 17 States, Over 1,000 Flights Cancelled

(NEW YORK) — From Missouri to Massachusetts, drivers are dealing with snowy and icy roads and cold wintry weather.

Seventeen states were under severe weather alerts on Saturday with about 1,000 miles of roads being coated with the wintry precipitation.

Over one thousand flights have also been cancelled due to the storm, according to Flight Aware. The hardest hit airport is Newark Liberty International Airport, which has seen 168 departures and 193 arrivals cancelled.